The ONCE JournalSport · Equestrian
A season in the saddle.
A European show-jumping season for a few international riders: dedicated horses, a base in Europe, and continuity from one show to the next.
A show-jumping rider on a chestnut horse in the arena, under a summer sky.
The programme ONCE offers with Bryan Balsiger's stable is built on continuity. The horses are trained all year by the stable, including while the rider is away, so each competition follows on from the last.
Few riders, by design
The programme is kept small on purpose. The aim is not volume but personal attention, careful horse preparation and continuity from one competition to the next. Each rider has dedicated competition horses for the season.
Everything around the ride
The season covers a weekly training plan for each horse, coaching when you ride, a competition plan built around your level and your goals, and the care around the horses: grooms, routine farrier and veterinary care, and physiotherapy. Transport and competition logistics are arranged as agreed for the season.
The aim is not volume but personal attention.
From a dedicated horse to your own
The path runs in three steps. A season with dedicated horses. Progression through a competition plan that puts horse welfare first. Then, when you are ready for bigger classes, Bryan can find and evaluate horses through his international network and help you acquire them.
